Mccrorie, P. , Duncan, E., Granat, M. and Stansfield, B. (2015) Seasonal variation in the distribution of daily stepping in 11-13 year old school children. International Journal of Exercise Science, 8(4), 5. (PMID:26550098) (PMCID:PMC4632195)
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Abstract
Seasonality studies in adolescent’s physical activity (PA) tend to report total PA (e.g. steps/day) rather than more specific detail such as steps/hour. This study compared the detailed changes in PA between seasons. Methods: Thirty three adolescents (baseline age 12.2 ± 0.3y) wore the activPAL activity monitor for 8 days on two occasions. Results: Steps/day were higher in summer (Mdn = 12,879) than winter (Mdn = 10,512), p<.001. Steps/hour were significantly higher in summer compared to winter between 17:00 and 21:00 (p<. 044). No steps/day differences were found between boys and girls at either time point (p>.05), however, boys had significantly higher step counts in summer between ’13:00-14:00’ (p=.023), ’19:00-20:00’ (p=.032) and ‘20:00-21:00’ (p=.023). Conclusion: Total steps/day masked sex differences within specific hours of the day, particularly evening times. Detailed daily patterns of PA are required to fully understand differences between sexes and across seasons.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Mccrorie, Dr Paul |
| Authors: | Mccrorie, P., Duncan, E., Granat, M., and Stansfield, B. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > MRC/CSO SPHSU |
| Journal Name: | International Journal of Exercise Science |
| Publisher: | Western Kentucky University |
| ISSN: | 1939-795X |
| ISSN (Online): | 1939-795X |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2015 International Journal of Exercise Science |
| First Published: | First published in International Journal of Exercise Science 8(4):5 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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